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Intermediate

Shim Sham Boogie

Choreographed by Susan Clark🇨🇦 & Bonnie King🇨🇦
Music: Tuxedo Junction by Jools Holland
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Created: 9/1/2007
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64 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Or Music:
Getting' In The Mood - Brian Setzer Orchestra (182 BPM)
In The Mood - Andrews Sisters (143 BPM)
SECTION 1
ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, KICK, CROSS, SIDE - (LEFT PUSH)
1-2
Rock fwd on the L at the left diagonal and bump hips left (1), Recover weight on R and bump hips right (2)
3-4
Repeat counts 1-2
5-6
Rock fwd on the L at the left diagonal (5), Kick R across front of L (6)
7-8
Step R across in front of the L (7), Step L back on left diagonal (8)
SECTION 2
ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CHANGE, ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CHANGE - (HALF BREAKS)
1-2
Rock fwd on the R at the right diagonal (1), Recover weight on L (2)
3&4
Kick R fwd (3), Step R next to L (&), Step L next to R (4)
5-8
Repeat counts 1-4
SECTION 3
FWD BOOGIE, CLAP, FWD BOOGIE, CLAP, SWIVEL, RECOVER, SWIVEL, RECOVER
&1-2
Step R fwd (&), Step L beside R (1) (this is a slight jump fwd with feet shoulder width apart), Clap (2)
&3-4
Step R fwd (&), Step L beside R (3) (this is a slight jump fwd with feet shoulder width apart), Clap (4)
5-6
Weight on L toe and R heel, swivel L heel left and R toe right (5), Swivel back to standing position (6)
7-8
Repeat count 5-6
SECTION 4
STEP, SLOW HALF TURN, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER - (SUZY Q's)
1-4
Step R fwd and bend knees (1), Slow ½ Turn left with bent knees transferring weight to the L (2-4) (6:00)
5-6
Skate R to right side pointing toe to the right and heel to the left (5), Drag/Step L beside R, straighten R (6)
7-8
Repeat counts 5-6
SECTION 5
KICK, BALL, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, POINT, KNEE, KNEE, KNEE, - (MODIFIED SHORTY GEORGE)
1&
Kick R to right side (1), Step R beside L (&)
2
Small step fwd on the ball of L (you should be on the balls of both feet with both knees bent) and shift both knees to the left side (2)
3
Small step fwd on the ball of R (staying on balls of feet and knees bent) and shift both knees to the right side (3)
4-5
Repeat counts 2-3
6
Point L to left side and shift the right knee to the left (6)
7-8
Shift the right knee to the right (7), Shift the right knee to the left (8)
SECTION 6
¼ TURN , KICK, CROSS, GRIND, CROSS, GRIND, CROSS, GRIND (TRAVELLING LEFT)
1-2
¼ turn left stepping fwd on L (1), Kick R to right side (2) (3:00)
3-4
Cross step R heel over L (3), Step L to left side as you grind R heel (4)
5-8
Repeat counts 3-4 two times
3-4
Cross R behind L (both heels pointing in) (3), Step L to left side (both heels pointing out) (4)
5-8
Repeat counts 3-4 two times
SECTION 7
STOMP, STEP, STOMP, STEP, STOMP, SLIDE, STOMP, SLIDE - (SHIM SHAM'S)
1-2
Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (1), Drag the R back next to the L taking weight (2)
3-4
Stomp your L diagonally fwd to the left (3), Drag the L back next to the R taking weight (4)
5-6
Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (5), Drag the R back next to the L, keeping weight on the left (6)
7-8
Repeat counts 5-6.
1-4
Kick R fwd (1), Hitch R knee (2), Kick R back (3), Step R behind L kicking L fwd (4)
5-8
Hitch L knee (5), Kick L back (6), Step L behind R kicking R fwd (7), Touch R beside L (8)
SECTION 8
STOMP, TAP, BACK, HEEL, BACK, TOGETHER, OUT, IN - (FULL BREAK)
1-4
Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (1), Tap L behind R (2), Step back on L (3), Touch R heel fwd (4)
5-8
Step back R (5), Step L beside R (6), Jump feet apart (7), Jump feet together (8)